tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034355575156935322.post-51753863732635357592018-02-15T09:13:00.013+01:002018-02-15T09:13:25.250+01:00Quickfire Federer two wins from oldest No 1 spot<p><img class="wp-image-30 alignnone" width="768" height="557" src="" data-layzr="http://worldsoccertalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ee1b791aff6c4d853b1836c37fcd960c8ccd356c.jpg" /></p><p>Rotterdam (Netherlands) (AFP) – Roger Federer moved to within two victories of becoming the oldest world number one of all time on Wednesday when he eased past Belgium’s Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-2 at the Rotterdam ATP event.</p><p>The 36-year-old needed just over 45 minutes to clinch victory and next faces Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second round on Thursday.</p><p>If Federer reaches the semi-finals, he will depose Rafael Nadal on top of the rankings and become the oldest world number one.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://worldsoccertalk.com/2018/02/14/quickfire-federer-two-wins-from-oldest-no-1-spot/">Quickfire Federer two wins from oldest No 1 spot</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://worldsoccertalk.com">World Soccer Talk</a>.</p><br /><br />from World Soccer Talk http://ift.tt/2CkF3ak Harry colehttps://plus.google.com/116836760245395209061noreply@blogger.com